Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-28

inches, while the lateral pipes conncctIns
houses with the street pipes we're not 4
be fsss than six inches, and all pipes wcr,
20 be lad not less thea four feet beneath
the surface OF the ground. The company
was empowered to charge as follows foS
the use Of the sewer; Hotels and BOARDING
houses OF thirty sleeping rooms, or less,
| 20 cents per room year, for each room
up to, ard under said number; fifty cents
per year for each room over said mum.
Der. Private houses aud dwellings ol
ten rooms, or lees, rs cents per room Z
year, and 80 cents for each additional
room over said number. Saloons and
bar rooms eight dollars per year; shops,
stores and Offices four dollars. slaughter
houses fifteen dollars per year.
All other places where quantities ol
sewerage arc deposited to be subject te
special agreement with the company
ihese rates were to continue until Jan
uary LIST, 1895, when there was TO be re
duction OF rs per cent. on them, and the
company from the time OF it's commence-
ment was to drain all the city buildings
and public school houses free of any
charge whatever. The city was also te
have The right at any time, on or afteI
January 1st 1895, to take possession o
the sewer and all appurtenances, by pay
Ing the company the actual cost thereof
which cost must be verified by affidavits
1t was also provided that no part OF thu
ordinance should be constructed 90 as t6
make 1t compulsory on any property
holder TO make connections with the
sewer, and the company was prohibited
TO interfere iu any way with the private
sewers and drains laid previously. The
ordinance after being read first time
! was printed, but when it again came uI
before Council 1t was defeated.
The next move toward regulating the
sewerage OF this city was In July 1884
when the Sewer Committee was constitu
ted as..one of. the standing committees Of
Council, with the late Martin Farrell ~
It's first chairman.
This committee has laid several drains,
and repaired some of the old sewers, bul
nothing has been done toward establish
ing q complete system for this city.
The plan now under consideration Il
what is known as the Wsrng system, con
sisting OF six inch pipes on the tntercep
tion streets, with mains larger In proper
tion, and provides for the discharge OF the
sewerage Into the Chrlstiana. At certain
points in the city there would be automa
tic flushing tanks, of about l25 gallon Ca
pscity, each Of which, by q syphon ar.
'rangement, would discharge this water
every four hours In IS seconds, for the
purpose Of flushing the pipes and keeping
them perfectly clean. Another com.
mendable feature about Colonel Warnings
system 10 the use of small pipes, which by
constantly being filed with water, that
rushes through with considerable force,
prevents the deposit oil any matter, and
the consequent formation of the deadly
sewer gas. While these feat ures seem TO
meet with general appreciation there is a
strong sentiment against giving the right
to introduce this or any other system to q
corporation With the power to tear up
streets at their pleasure, and compel
every property holder to become their pa
tron.
1t was estimated by Mr.. Herring that
the 30 miles OF sewers necessary between
the Christiana and Brandywine creeks,
from Adams street to the eastern limit OF
the city could be constr ructed for $3O5 600,
but according to the rough estimate given
by Colonel Waring It would cost $3.50,
900.
Taking the latter figures as correct and
supposing the city should decide to do the
WORK, It would take but GA, 900 per year
to pay the interest on the amount needed
at per cent. II as stated by Mr.. Cham
bers the assessment for the coming year
will be on $50, 200 900 worth of property
. aspecial tax Of 6 cents on the hundred
dollars would yield $4,000 per annum,
which would pay the interest and keep
the sewer In order, or q special tax of IL
cents would pay the above and the prin
cipal OF the loan inside OF twenty years,
after which tax of 8 cents on the hun
drcd dollars would not only keep the
sewer in repair but would also yield an
income to the city, and save the property
owners the $4,000 to SIS, 900 which It
now costs annually to keep the cesspools
cleaned. In addition to the cost of the
sewer. each property holder would be at
the expense of making the connection,
and OF changing the cessI,ools to water
closets, which would probably cost from
$25 to S75 per house, but after these con
nections were made, the expense would
be almost nominal,